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Starting with Abaddon Dave who has been promoted to Fiction Commissioning Editor and welcoming Michael Rowley who joins us as a Consultant Commissioning Editor. The two will share commissioning and editing duties across both best-selling lists.

Michael is highly regarded in the industry, having spent 15 years at Waterstones as a bookseller and head office genre fiction buyer before moving to Ebury, for whom he acquired The Martian.

David Moore joined Rebellion in 2009 as desk editor and became a commissioning editor for Abaddon Books in 2012.

Head of Book and Comics Publishing Ben Smith said, "I am thrilled to have Michael join us, with his literary and commercial savvy he has proven time and again a fantastic judge of new fiction. David has emerged as one of the most exciting editors in the genre. I can't wait to see what he and Michael will do to take Solaris and Abaddon to the next level."

Michael Rowley said, "I'm delighted to be joining the Rebellion team at such an exciting time for the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres. Solaris and Abaddon Books are tremendous imprints and as a publisher Rebellion have an unrivalled passion for and creative approach to publishing. Working with Ben, David, Remy and the rest of the team is a wonderful opportunity."

David Thomas Moore said, "Rebellion's been my family for nine years, and every new step in my work here is a fresh adventure. I'm endlessly proud of everything we've done, and hugely excited by the opportunity to help steer the books through their second decade."

We're excited to see what this brilliant commissioning team will bring to Rebellion. You can follow Michael Rowley on twitter @MJCR or reach him via email here.

THE SECRET STORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST ICONIC MONSTER!

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Abaddon Books, Rebellion Publishing's cutting-edge imprint for smart and subversive fiction, is thrilled to announce that it will be publishing Dracula: Rise of the Beast, an exciting new anthology of stories exploring the secret history of the world's most iconic monster.

Five new and established authors with roots in Central and Eastern Europe reveal a side to Vlad III Dracula, Voivode of Wallachai that many do not know. Including stories from Adrian Tchaikovsky, Bogi Takacs, Caren Gussoff Sumption, Emil Minchev, and Milena Benini.

Contributing authors had this to say about the anthology:

"I'm delighted to have the chance to write about one of gothic fiction's most enduring characters."Adrian Tchaikovsky.

"It's great to finally see a bunch of Dracula stories from people who did not grow up with the idea of Vampire as a horrifying stranger, but rather as a creature that pops up in the neighbourhood."Milena Benini.

"The character of Count Dracula is a legendary icon not only in the horror genre, but in literature in general and it a pleasure, an honour and a privilege to be a part of his hallowed legacy."Emil Minchev.

Editor, David Thomas Moore commented:

"Putting this account together has been an extraordinary journey, working with some remarkable talents. I hope you enjoy it (it is, in all respects, completely true)."

Dracula: Rise of the Beastis out from Abaddon Books in March and is available to pre-order now. Read on for more about the book and click the links below to order your copy.

Dracula: Rise of the BeastEd. David Thomas Moore

GENESIS OF A MONSTER...

It is well known that the cruel, ambitious monster of Bram Stoker's most famous novel was once Vlad III Dracula, Voivode of Wallachia — the Impaler to his enemies. A warlike leader in a warlike time: brilliant, charismatic, pious, and ferociously devoted to his country.

But what came of him? What drove him to become a creature of darkness — an un-dead — and what use did he make of this power, through the centuries before his downfall?

Five new and established authors with roots in Central and Eastern Europe reveal a side to the literary world's greatest monster never seen before.

NEWSWORTHY? WE THINK SO! NOT SO STORIES IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER!

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Friends! Not So Stories is available for pre-order! With an updated cover and foreword by Nikesh Shukla, this anthology has us tripping over our feet in our rush to get it to you. You may have read about Not So Stories in this Bookseller announcement last year.

And if you're anything like us, you were reaching for your best pair of running shoes before the last full stop, just so you could go tell everyone you know about it!

And what a shout-worthy anthology it is! We’ve gathered together some of the finest established and new writers of colour and set them loose upon Rudyard Kipling’s work.

Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling was one of the first true children’s books in the English language. A timeless classic that continues to delight readers to this day, Kipling’s Just So Stories is beautiful, evocative and playful – it is also deeply rooted in British colonialism from an author who saw the Empire as a benign, civilizing force.

Our stable of culturally diverse authors now create short works in reaction to Kipling’s Just So Stories and the result is magical. It is raw and powerful. Above all, it is a bold and timely anthology for those who are conscious of the power behind the stories we tell our children and ourselves.

Nikesh had this to say about the anthology:

"It's a brave choice to take something so much a part of the canon as Kipling and make it more inclusive, and yet that's what has happened in the following pages. There is a lot of talk at the moment about decolonizing our school and university syllabuses, especially English Literature ones where the canon remains pale, male and stale.

However, the real fight to ensure our stories are inclusive, representative and sensitive starts with the stories of our childhood. Here is a new take on some of yours."

YOU AWESOME PEOPLE, YOU!

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Well, friends...here we are. It's the end of another year and really, we'd not be doing our job as your favourite book publishers* if we didn't take a breather to thank you for being so awesome throughout this year.

We've had an incredible year here at Rebellion HQ. We turned 25, our stable of authors grew and got even more amazing - if that's even possible - and we've filled up entire shelves with new books. Books full of the kind of excellent, heart-wreching, spine-tingling, holy-hell-what-just-happened type of stories we love and we couldn't be prouder of what we, and our authors, have achieved.

But we're not here to toot our own horn (today, at least!). No, today's about YOU!

We just want to take this time to say to all of you - our readers, fellow colleagues, friends and authors - you make what we do one heck of a job and we think you're the best.

And we're not just saying this cause we like you...

So, happy holidays from all of us here at Rebellion and we look forward to a whole lot more in the new year. See you on the other side!

REBELLION ADVENT CALENDAR DAY ELEVEN! NINEFOX GAMBIT IS ON OFFER!

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First things first...there's only ONE MORE WEEK to go until Christmas!! We hope your preparations are going well and as we know it can be hectic, we've got something extra special for you for today's advent calender!

We've put the Hugo, Nebula and Clarke nominated, Locus award-winning Ninefox Gambitby Yoon Ha Lee on offer for a limited time! It's the book we've all been talking about and if you've somehow (how?!) not had a chance to get it it yet, we want to make sure you don't miss out on it at all before the new year...and the final book in the series comes out!

This deal won't be up for long! Get it exclusively from our Ebook store now and dive right into the hexarchate!

REBELLION ADVENT CALENDAR DAY TEN: PARIS ADRIFT GIVEAWAY ON TWITTER!

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We are ten days away from christmas, it's the tenth day of our Rebellion advent calendar and today...we received TEN advance reader copies of E.J. Swift's thrilling time-travel adventure: Paris Adrift!

Coincidence? Surely Not! We must adhere to every sign the christmas spirit sends our way which is why we're giving away a copy of Paris Adrift!

Be one of the first few to hold this much-anticipated, mind-boggling novel in your hands!

REBELLION ADVENT CALENDAR DAY SEVEN! IRON & BLOOD ON INSTAGRAM!

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The countdown to christmas continues and we're already on the twelveth day of christmas! But here at Rebellion HQ, it's day seven of our Advent calendar and the bonanza continues...

We're in a giving mood this week and it just keeps getting better! Today, we're giving away a copy of Iron & Blood, by talented writing duo Gail Z. Martin and Larry N. Martin. An adventure filled fantasy perfect for those cold evenings when only a good book and a hot drink will do!